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Greta Gerwig‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1983-08-04

Popularity

star11.1

Greta Gerwig

Sacramento, California, USA

Greta Gerwig

Sacramento, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1983-08-04

Popularity

star11.1

Biography

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director based in NY. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), which she also wrote, and has also had starring roles in the films Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016). Greta Celeste Gerwig was born in Sacramento, California, to Christine Gerwig (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child". With an early interest in dance, she intended to get a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College in NY, where she studied English and philosophy, instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, after meeting young film director Joe Swanberg, she became the star of a series of intellectual low budget movies made by first-time filmmakers, a trend dubbed "mumblecore". Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Swanberg's LOL (2006) in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She then appeared in many of Swanberg's films, and personally co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced one entitled Nights and Weekends (2008). She has worked with good quality directors such as Ti West (The House of the Devil (2009)), Whit Stillman (Damsels in Distress (2011)), or Woody Allen (To Rome with Love (2012)) but success and (international) recognition did not come until Frances Ha (2012), directed by Noah Baumbach, a film she also co-wrote. Both tall and immature, awkward and graceful, blundering and candid, annoying and engaging, Greta has won all hearts in the title role of Frances Ha(liday). In 2017, she wrote and directed the highly acclaimed, semi-autobiographical teen movie Lady Bird (2017), set in 2002-2003, and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Timothée Chalamet. In 2011, Gerwig received an award for Acting from the Athena Film Festival for her artistry as one of Hollywood's definitive screen actresses of her generation.

Movie Credits

Baghead

Baghead‌
star5.9
calendar 2008

Hannah Takes the Stairs

Hannah Takes the Stairs‌
star5.2
calendar 2007

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil‌
star6.3
calendar 2009

Greenberg

Greenberg‌
star5.9
calendar 2010

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

LOL

LOL‌
star5.8
calendar 2006

Arthur

Arthur‌
star5.5
calendar 2011

Nights and Weekends

Nights and Weekends‌
star5.7
calendar 2008

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love‌
star5.8
calendar 2012

The Dish & the Spoon

The Dish & the Spoon‌
star5.5
calendar 2011

Damsels in Distress

Damsels in Distress‌
star5.5
calendar 2012

Lola Versus

Lola Versus‌
star5.0
calendar 2012

Yeast

Yeast‌
star5.7
calendar 2008

Frances Ha

Frances Ha‌
star7.4
calendar 2013

Side by Side

Side by Side‌
star7.3
calendar 2012

Family Tree

Family Tree‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

A NY Thing

A NY Thing‌
star2.7
calendar 2009

The Humbling

The Humbling‌
star5.1
calendar 2014

Wanna Come With?

Wanna Come With?‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Eden

Eden‌
star5.7
calendar 2014

Art House

Art House‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan‌
star5.7
calendar 2016

Mistress America

Mistress America‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

Wiener-Dog

Wiener-Dog‌
star5.6
calendar 2016

Making a Scene

Making a Scene‌
star5.4
calendar 2013

20th Century Women

20th Century Women‌
star7.3
calendar 2016

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly‌
star0.0
calendar

You Wont Miss Me

You Wont Miss Me‌
star5.3
calendar 2009

Northern Comfort

Northern Comfort‌
star4.8
calendar 2010

Jackie

Jackie‌
star6.5
calendar 2016

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs‌
star7.9
calendar 2018

Jagoo

Jagoo‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)‌
star6.5
calendar 2017

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

The Making of 'Making a Scene'‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

Thanks for the Add!

Thanks for the Add!‌
star3.0
calendar 2006

White Noise

White Noise‌
star5.6
calendar 2022

Quick Feet, Soft Hands

Quick Feet, Soft Hands‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Carole & Grey

Carole & Grey‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

A24 : The American New Wave

A24 : The American New Wave‌
star10.0
calendar 2025

Tv Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers‌
star5.4
calendar 2014

Portlandia

Portlandia‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

73 Questions

73 Questions‌
star8.7
calendar 2014

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

How I Met Your Dad

How I Met Your Dad‌
star5.5
calendar

Made in Hollywood

Made in Hollywood‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

60 Minutes

60 Minutes‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star7.0
calendar 2023

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

China, IL

China, IL‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

Cannes Festival

Cannes Festival‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star5.7
calendar 2015

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The Ghost and Molly McGee

The Ghost and Molly McGee‌
star8.1
calendar 2021

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones‌
star4.0
calendar 2014

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors‌
star4.4
calendar 2014